File formats in windows WebDav client

[stefan81 <st...@process-relations.com>]

Hi all,

I am able to browse my repository from my windows explorer working as a
WebDAV client.

What confuses me, is that I can open Office files (doc, xls, ppt) directly
from the browser by double-clicking. Other formats like pdf, jpg and rtf
cannot be opened via WebDav. They have to be stored locally first before I
can open them.

Why is this? Is this a windows issue? Or is this due to the WebDAV-support
the applications (word, pdf) offer? Or is this a configuration issue on the
server-side (specification of mime-types)?

Googling didn´t really help me! Some inspirations would be nice.

Regards
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Re: File formats in windows WebDav client

[Julian Reschke <ju...@gmx.de>]

stefan81 wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am able to browse my repository from my windows explorer working as a
> WebDAV client.
> 
> What confuses me, is that I can open Office files (doc, xls, ppt) directly
>>from the browser by double-clicking. Other formats like pdf, jpg and rtf
> cannot be opened via WebDav. They have to be stored locally first before I
> can open them.
> 
> Why is this? Is this a windows issue? Or is this due to the WebDAV-support
> the applications (word, pdf) offer? Or is this a configuration issue on the
> server-side (specification of mime-types)?
> 
> Googling didn´t really help me! Some inspirations would be nice.

It depends on whether the Windows application is WebDAV-aware (in the 
way MS implemented it). This applies to MS Office, but almost nothing else.

Of course this is only true if you use the "Webfolder" client. Other 
WebDAV clients (XP miniredirector, Xythos) map the WebDAV server to a 
filesystem, so any application can directly access the resources.

Best regards, Julian